Bifteki

• Total Time: 16 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 7

• 2 slices bread, soaked in water for 10 minutes
• 2 lbs minced beef or 2 lbs minced pork
• 1 large grated onion
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons thyme
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
• chopped parsley
• salt
• black pepper
• 1 lemon (to garnish)

Directions:

1. Squeeze excess moisture from the bread and discard the crusts.
2. Mix together all the ingredients, in a bowl, by hand.
3. Let this mixture stand for half an hour if you have the time.
4. Make large, round, flattened hamburgers and grill under a hot grill, approximately 3 minutes on each side; or even better place them on an oiled grid and barbecue them approximately 5-6 minutes on each side, according to the strength of the fire.
5. They should be slightly undercooked inside and moist; turn them over once, but do not let them get scorched.
6. Serve them with quartered lemons on the side of the platter, with some fresh salad.

Reviews

[Chef #1059747]

I make these with ground turkey and they're delicious-- so much flavor.

[Chef #339672]

My husband is from Greece and he was very happy with these - very authentic recipe. We cooked them on a countertop electric grill - seems to work well and doesn't take long. We substituted ground turkey, which probably changes the flavor/texture somewhat - but we like it just as well.